Now that the bird's digesting, folks all around Milwaukee have been burning off the calories running through stores, trying to find crazy deals.

For music lovers, the best Black Friday stops today include your friendly local music stores. Record Store Day, the annual celebration for vinyl fans, is sponsoring some exclusive Black Friday releases, several of which are available at The Exclusive Company. The Wisconsin chain, with area locations in Milwaukee proper, Greenfield and West Bend, will be carrying such special releases as a Leonard Cohen/Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah" split 7"; My Morning Jacket performing "It Makes No Difference" live with Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard; and Nirvana's "Incesticide" 20th anniversary edition (2 LP, 180 gram vinyl, 45RPM). They've also got special deals like Alabama Shakes' "Boys & Girls" for only $6.99 (a great value ahead of the band's sold out show at Riverside next Friday). | Nov. 23, 2012»Read Full Blog Post

Martina McBride performs at the ALMA Awards on Sept. 16 in Pasadena, Calif.

Saturday night's outdoor temperatures and drizzle belied a calendar that had already turned over to December.

Inside the Milwaukee Theatre, a multigenerational audience of revelers was greeted with all the trappings of the Christmas season as Martina McBride crafted a classic holiday extravaganza. | Dec. 2, 2012»Read Full Article